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Show Get Influenza Shots Patients Urged Patients with chronic diseases of the respiratory tract, such as tuberculosis and bronchitis were urged to be vaccinated against influenza without delay in a statement issued by Dr. John D. Newton, Ogden, president of the Utah Trudeau Society. Dr. Newton pointed out that people with chronic lung diseases dis-eases are at special risk during influenza outbreaks, that an effective ef-fective vaccine is available and that those at risk should consult their private physician immediately immedi-ately because the late winter: months are the period when flu outbreaks are most apt to cccur. The Utah Trudeau Society, a , medical section of the Utah Tuberculosis Tu-berculosis and Health Assn., received re-ceived notice that the national organization has strongly recommended recom-mended the vaccination of special spe-cial risk groups that include patients with pulmonary emphysema, emphy-sema, bronichal asthma, chronic bronchitis, Dr. Newton said. "We believe that the need for vaccination is increased for people peo-ple in the older age groups, for pregnant women, for patients with known poor tolerance for acute respiratory infections, and for patients with considerable breathing difficulty." Dr. Newton pointed out that vaccination against influenza offers of-fers good protection for a period of at least several months. Because Be-cause of the period that must be allowed for the vaccine to become be-come protective after initial injection in-jection and because of danger of influenza at this time of year, Dr. Newton urged that chronic respiratory disease patients lose no time in taking advantage of the availability of the vaccine, When angry count ten before you speak; if very angry, an hundred. Jefferson. |